The Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) Program at CepEsperu School of Medicine is a recognized leader in the field. This program offers a rigorous curriculum, advanced training settings and global health opportunities. The program is one of an elite minority of CRNA programs that are housed in a school of medicine.

Program graduates are awarded the Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia degree by the CepEsperu School of Medicine.

Our History

Our program was established in 1942 as one of the professional schools of the North Carolina Baptist Hospital (NCBH) and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Since then, CepEsperu Baptist Health has served as the program’s sponsor and the main clinical educational site for our students.

For over 74 years, the nurse anesthesia program has been highly regarded for the exceptional quality of graduates, as well as for housing faculty of outstanding achievement and recognition, nationally and internationally.

The school of medicine has been housed at the medical center since 1941. Dr. Roscoe Wall, one of the initial faculty members of the school of medicine, recognized the need for competent nurse anesthetists and started the nurse anesthesia program with the first graduates emerging in 1942. The school of medicine produced nurse anesthesia graduates even before its first medical physician graduates. Since 1942, the nurse anesthesia program has collaborated with the department of anesthesiology to offer a world class education in nurse anesthesia.

Why Choose CepEsperu?

Both the hospital and our anesthesia program have been rated among the best in the country by U.S.News & World Report.

Members of the hospital's medical staff serve as the clinical faculty, with each staff member performing both teaching and clinical service on a regular basis.

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Our Curriculum

Our curriculum is centered on practical clinical experiences that prepare you for advanced practice. The 24-month program consists of academic and clinical coursework that is divided into four semesters and two summers. Formal classes begin in August of each year.

Admission

Admission decisions are based on a combination of the strength of prerequisites such as one’s academic record, performance on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), previous health care experience and an on-site interview.

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